짜다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be salty
Every form of 짜다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 짠
- 아/어Infinitive
- 짜
- -으니Since
- 짜니
- 합니다Formal
- 짭니다
현재Present
The tense that does the most work. 해요체 is the one to learn first — it is polite without being formal, and it is what most conversation is in.
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 짜요 | 짭니다 | 짜 | 짜다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 짰어요 | 짰습니다 | 짰어 | 짰다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 짜겠어요 | 짜겠습니다 | 짜겠어 | 짜겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 짤 거예요 | 짤 것입니다 | 짤 거야 | 짤 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 짜요? | 짭니까? | 짜? | 짜니? |
| 과거Past | 짰어요? | 짰습니까? | 짰어? | 짰니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 짜요 | 안 짭니다 | 안 짜 | 안 짜다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 짜지 않아요 | 짜지 않습니다 | 짜지 않아 | 짜지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 짜세요 | 짜십니다 | 짜셔 | 짜시다 |
| 과거Past | 짜셨어요 | 짜셨습니다 | 짜셨어 | 짜셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 짠
- 과거Past
- 짠
- 미래Future
- 짤
- 회상Used to
- 짜던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 짜고
- -게-ly / so that
- 짜게
- -어서so / and then
- 짜서
- -으니까since
- 짜니까
- -으면if / when
- 짜면
- -지만but
- 짜지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 짠데
- -어도even if
- 짜도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 짜다
- 1이 (2와) 짜다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그 물은 사해보다 더 짜다.
The water is saltier than the Dead Sea!
이 국 너무 짜요.
This soup is too salty.
소금을 많이 넣으면 음식이 짜다.
If you put in a lot of salt, the food is salty.
난 친철한 사람은 아냐 보수도 짜지
I wouldn't be nice to you. I don't pay much.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 짜다 in Korean?
짜다 (to be salty) is 짜요 in the polite 해요체, 짭니다 in formal 합니다체, 짜 in casual 반말 and 짜다 in the plain written style. The past is 짰어요.
What is the past tense of 짜다?
짰어요 in everyday polite speech, 짰습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 짜 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 짜다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 짭니다, 짜, 짜니 all keep 짜 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 짜다?
1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.
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